AMC Entertainment Shareholders Reject Governance Changes, Back Equity Plan

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• AMC shareholders rejected several governance proposals, including board declassification, written-consent rights and expanded special-meeting access, while electing Denise Clark, Sonia Jain and Keri Putnam as Class 3 directors.

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AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) shareholders rejected several corporate-governance amendments at the company’s 2026 annual meeting, while approving an increase in shares available under its equity incentive plan and electing three Class 3 directors.

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Adam Aron said the meeting had a quorum, with approximately 553 million shares, or about 62% of the 892.6 million shares outstanding as of the record date, voted before the meeting. For non-routine matters where brokers could not vote at their discretion, participation was approximately 42%, according to General Counsel and Secretary Edwin Gladbach.

Shareholders Reject Governance Amendments

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A proposal to declassify AMC’s board, shorten existing director terms and remove restrictions on the number of directors failed because it did not receive support from a majority of outstanding shares. The failure meant shareholders proceeded to elect Class 3 directors for terms ending at the 2029 annual meeting.

Denise Clark, Sonia Jain and Keri Putnam were elected as directors. Shareholders also rejected proposals that would have eliminated the prohibition on stockholder action by written consent and removed limits on stockholders’ ability to call special meetings.

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Meanwhile, shareholders approved an amendment to the company’s 2024 Equity Incentive Plan that increases the number of common shares available under the plan. They also ratified Ernst & Young LLP as AMC’s independent public accounting firm for 2026.